Example sentences of "[conj] up [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This proved true above all at the time of which I write , or up to that time , because adolescence is as much a mental as a biological experience , and the arts meant much at that epoch , the last before the advent of Pop Culture , which has since taken over the adolescent mind rendering present that ‘ future ’ which Eliot dreaded . |
| 2 | He was supported by the Duke of Norfolk , a Conservative and leading Roman Catholic , who said the white paper had offered a clear choice , while the bill would allow a choice between experiments up to 33 hours or up to 14 days and should be amended . |
| 3 | It is primarily an interbank trading market where banks lend and borrow overnight or up to one year on an unsecured basis . |
| 4 | Leave in a cool place for at least 12 hours or up to 5 days . |
| 5 | If they drove by an indirect route , that could be anywhere ; right in the heart of London or up to fifty miles in any direction . |
| 6 | Up to 1500 data points can be accepted on a 640K machine , or up to 3000 points through use of expanded memory . |
| 7 | In Darlington Mr Milburn said the council 's surplus from sales was £1m , which could build 30 new homes outright or up to 120 properties if used to attract investment from housing associations . |
| 8 | Seat Reservations ( held 5 days or up to 24 hours before performance ) . |
| 9 | It can last for less than a day or up to three days , varying with individuals , breed , age , degree of contact with a male and geographical location . |
| 10 | These resulted in fairly short sentences to the local prison , often of only 3 to 7 days , or up to 3 months for the more habitual drink offender . |
| 11 | With output in almost all areas either steady or up on pre-privatisation days , the company already looks hugely more efficient in the private sector . |
| 12 | ‘ What the hell did you think — that I was going to take you here on the ground — or up against some tree ? |
| 13 | We were told that although up to this point no account had been made for the effects of new policies , the counties were at liberty to estimate the effects of new policies — either theirs or the Government 's via planning policy guidance and the work of development agencies , TECs etc . |
| 14 | Small charges are made on the various services offered , although up to 15 cheques can be used each quarter free of charge . |
| 15 | It estimated that up to 10,000,000 people would have to be moved from low-lying coastal areas of East Anglia ( UK ) , Bangladesh and the Netherlands , or that an immediate start would have to be made on building 360,000 km of sea defences to protect them . |
| 16 | Many of the victims were in the south-eastern districts around Chittagong and Cox 's Bazar , and unofficial reports indicated that up to 10,000,000 people had been made homeless . |
| 17 | Dr Connor Mulholland , director of the Royal 's cardiology unit , said that up to 1,100 heart operations could now be performed annually at the hospital . |
| 18 | Boris Pyankov , said on Dec. 8 that up to 5,000 CIS peacekeeping troops would be deployed in Tajikistan to prevent a " bloodbath " . |
| 19 | Describing the government 's latest measures as " civil martial law " , the leader of the PPP and former Prime Minister , Benazir Bhutto , said that up to 5,000 PPP activists had been arrested and tortured . |
| 20 | The inner chamber is designed so that up to four volunteers can be accommodated in modest comfort ( though , as already mentioned , free-running experiments are performed on one volunteer only ) . |
| 21 | Claims that up to 30,000 jobs could disappear were rejected by a Post Office spokesman . |
| 22 | Neil Clarke , chair of British Coal , announced on Oct. 13 that production was to cease at 31 of the corporation 's 50 pits over the next five months ( including four which were to be mothballed ) and that up to 30,000 jobs were to be lost . |
| 23 | Fishing industry organisations have mounted a campaign against the bans , claiming that up to 30,000 jobs are at risk . |
| 24 | You should note that up to 10 module names can be added to each SPR . |
| 25 | The controversy received a new lease of life in March 1983 when the Irish Farmers Monthly published a confidential , internal IBM report and claimed that up to 2,000 acres of agricultural land near the mine were so badly contaminated with lead , zinc and arsenic that they were unsuitable for agriculture . |
| 26 | The Yugoslav news agency Tanjug said there were unconfirmed reports that up to 2,000 people had been killed since the weekend . |
| 27 | Iran-based opposition groups were quoted on Sept. 7 as claiming that up to 2,000 people in the south had recently been arrested for " anti-government activities " . |
| 28 | He predicted that up to 2,000 schools would vote to join the 200 that had already chosen to run their own affairs — a development that could spell the end of council involvement in education . |
| 29 | Government sources subsequently acknowledged that up to 3,000 people had been involved in the demonstrations , and that 200 had been injured ; unofficial sources suggested that as many as 280 students had lost their lives , together with twenty-nine policemen and soldiers . |
| 30 | Whether such findings will cause South Africa 's minister of environmental affairs , Louis Pienaar , to revise his opinion that up to 140,000 Cape fur seals may have to be killed annually ‘ to maintain an environmental balance ’ ( see BBC WILDLIFE , September , p591 ) , remains to be seen . |